Total all industries |  
EWIA |  
|   |  
Production Occupations |  
 
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 
51-0000 | 
39,368 | 
  3.75       | 
19,960 | 
49,072 | 
22,109 | 
30,944 | 
53,337 | 
 
| hourly | 18.93 | 
  | 
9.59 | 
23.60 | 
10.63 | 
14.87 | 
25.64 | 
 
| Assemblers and Fabricators | 
51-2000 | 
34,122 | 
  7.43       | 
20,543 | 
40,911 | 
22,778 | 
30,615 | 
38,031 | 
 
| hourly | 16.41 | 
  | 
9.88 | 
19.66 | 
10.95 | 
14.72 | 
18.29 | 
 
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 
51-2099 | 
25,179 | 
  2.72       | 
19,146 | 
28,194 | 
20,119 | 
22,857 | 
28,510 | 
 
| hourly | 12.11 | 
  | 
9.20 | 
13.56 | 
9.67 | 
10.99 | 
13.71 | 
 
| Bakers | 
51-3011 | 
21,377 | 
  3.03       | 
17,980 | 
23,076 | 
17,859 | 
19,538 | 
24,420 | 
 
| hourly | 10.28 | 
  | 
8.64 | 
11.09 | 
8.59 | 
9.39 | 
11.74 | 
 
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 
51-3021 | 
28,115 | 
  9.21       | 
17,885 | 
33,230 | 
18,459 | 
24,214 | 
34,549 | 
 
| hourly | 13.51 | 
  | 
8.60 | 
15.98 | 
8.88 | 
11.65 | 
16.61 | 
 
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 
51-7011 | 
30,111 | 
 11.01       | 
27,743 | 
31,295 | 
26,473 | 
28,243 | 
30,014 | 
 
| hourly | 14.48 | 
  | 
13.34 | 
15.05 | 
12.73 | 
13.58 | 
14.43 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
26,258 | 
  8.04       | 
17,857 | 
30,459 | 
18,626 | 
26,006 | 
33,949 | 
 
| hourly | 12.63 | 
  | 
8.58 | 
14.64 | 
8.96 | 
12.50 | 
16.32 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 
51-1011 | 
61,748 | 
  5.25       | 
34,448 | 
75,399 | 
40,101 | 
52,827 | 
82,107 | 
 
| hourly | 29.69 | 
  | 
16.56 | 
36.25 | 
19.28 | 
25.40 | 
39.47 | 
 
| Food Batchmakers | 
51-3092 | 
29,130 | 
  4.07       | 
22,603 | 
32,393 | 
25,480 | 
29,229 | 
34,199 | 
 
| hourly | 14.01 | 
  | 
10.87 | 
15.58 | 
12.25 | 
14.06 | 
16.45 | 
 
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-3093 | 
21,360 | 
  4.64       | 
18,473 | 
22,803 | 
19,317 | 
21,359 | 
23,452 | 
 
| hourly | 10.27 | 
  | 
8.88 | 
10.96 | 
9.29 | 
10.27 | 
11.28 | 
 
| Food Processing Workers | 
51-3000 | 
26,314 | 
  4.80       | 
18,043 | 
30,450 | 
19,033 | 
26,043 | 
31,481 | 
 
| hourly | 12.65 | 
  | 
8.67 | 
14.64 | 
9.15 | 
12.52 | 
15.14 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
25,036 | 
  3.68       | 
19,589 | 
27,759 | 
20,599 | 
23,532 | 
27,562 | 
 
| hourly | 12.03 | 
  | 
9.42 | 
13.34 | 
9.90 | 
11.31 | 
13.25 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
36,561 | 
  6.07       | 
19,215 | 
45,234 | 
20,327 | 
29,074 | 
49,712 | 
 
| hourly | 17.58 | 
  | 
9.23 | 
21.75 | 
9.78 | 
13.97 | 
23.90 | 
 
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 
51-6011 | 
18,842 | 
  3.43       | 
17,864 | 
19,330 | 
17,243 | 
18,391 | 
19,538 | 
 
| hourly | 9.06 | 
  | 
8.59 | 
9.30 | 
8.29 | 
8.85 | 
9.40 | 
 
| Machinists | 
51-4041 | 
42,107 | 
  5.85       | 
25,704 | 
50,308 | 
30,658 | 
42,704 | 
51,990 | 
 
| hourly | 20.25 | 
  | 
12.36 | 
24.19 | 
14.74 | 
20.53 | 
25.00 | 
 
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 
51-3022 | 
22,967 | 
 12.62       | 
17,752 | 
25,575 | 
17,682 | 
19,374 | 
28,319 | 
 
| hourly | 11.04 | 
  | 
8.53 | 
12.30 | 
8.50 | 
9.32 | 
13.62 | 
 
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers | 
51-4000 | 
47,178 | 
  4.34       | 
26,976 | 
57,279 | 
30,905 | 
41,828 | 
60,168 | 
 
| hourly | 22.68 | 
  | 
12.97 | 
27.54 | 
14.86 | 
20.11 | 
28.93 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
29,248 | 
  5.24       | 
18,199 | 
34,773 | 
18,606 | 
21,417 | 
27,731 | 
 
| hourly | 14.07 | 
  | 
8.75 | 
16.72 | 
8.95 | 
10.30 | 
13.33 | 
 
| Other Production Occupations | 
51-9000 | 
28,210 | 
  3.53       | 
18,394 | 
33,118 | 
19,345 | 
24,544 | 
30,048 | 
 
| hourly | 13.57 | 
  | 
8.85 | 
15.93 | 
9.30 | 
11.80 | 
14.44 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
22,987 | 
  6.13       | 
17,858 | 
25,552 | 
18,431 | 
22,670 | 
27,508 | 
 
| hourly | 11.05 | 
  | 
8.58 | 
12.29 | 
8.86 | 
10.90 | 
13.23 | 
 
 
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